Farhad Moshiri Flying Carpet

Moshiri s choice of subject medium and method of execution reference several high priests of american pop.

Farhad moshiri flying carpet.

Born in 1963 in shiraz one of the most populous cities in iran moshiri relocated to los angeles at the age of fifteen to pursue his further education. Farhad moshiri s attraction to pop art is well documented but in few of his works is the relationship quite as close as in flying carpet. Titled flying carpet this whimsical piece by artist farhad moshiri is one of more than two dozen works in the world premiere exhibition rebel jester mystic poet. 180 x 180 cm 70 3 4 x 70 3 4 inch.

Contemporary persians the piece features a generic aircraft cut out of 32 persian carpets each nearly 3 metres wide carefully stacked on top of each other. On monday january 30 the aga khan museum s exhibitions team installed a spectacular new piece in our first floor museum collections gallery. Farhad moshiri self portrait on flying carpet 2009. Farhad moshiri eshgh love 2007 left self portrait on a flying carpet 2009 right usa and return to tehran.

Flying carpet 2007 vim. 1963 featuring two fighter jets in mortal combat is one of his seminal.